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    Ptarmigan hunting

    to maybe better answer your question re: sight hunting. In order to sight-hunt ptarmigan *I think* the best method would be to go out on a relatively clear day after some snow fall. Use binocs to scan for covey tracks around thickets (you need fresh~ish snow for tracks to be left in, and bright...
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    Ptarmigan hunting

    I've seen many people hunting ptarmigan with scoped .22 rifles that they rest on the snowmachine seats. Good for them, I don't like that style at all. My group of friends all hunt on skis with shotguns and dogs, flushers and pointers. Skis are much MUCH faster than showshoes, and pretty...
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    Operation: Lighter Mountain Hunt Kit

    I'll report back when I do a decent side-by-side test of the saws. I'll try cutting up forearm-sized alder, as that's what I use to build backcountry meat hanging racks while processing an animal.
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    Joint Stiffness and Pain

    I'm not a doctor or an expert. But *I think* that the OTC stuff is the same as the thing you previously needed a prescription for. I compared the labels on the OTC stuff with my older tube of prescription and it had all the same stuff in it, at the same strengths. The voltaren ointment gives...
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    Keeping it simple

    People today? "Today"? You know that the Romans wrote scrolls bitching about this stuff right? Have you seen the massive codpieces built into medieval suits of armor so heavy the rich duke couldn't even walk? Nothing new here folks. Humans have always tried to fix problems with more gear...
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    Joint Stiffness and Pain

    Damn right!
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    What do you do with the carcass after the hunt?

    head, hoofs, and gut pile stay in the field. I pack out meat as bone-in as I can carry on my back. meat gets boned out at home. butcher it in my garage and vac pack it. bones all get chopped up with a sawzall and then boiled for bone broth. The boiled bones go to the curb with the trash can ->...
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    Where you from and favorite birds?

    Fairly new bird hunter in AK. My favorite is chasing ptarmigan in the alpine. Moving through this terrain just makes me happy. There is a dog on point out in those boulders. But, I'm coming around to watefowl hunting too. _
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    What piece of gear do you wish existed?

    I want a bino harness that does NOT require extra tumor-dongles to hold my range finder, bear spray, etc - the little open top mesh pockets on the sides of bino harnesses are useless: too small and not secure enough (such as Mystery Ranch and Kuiu, etc) - the zippered pocket sides are two...
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    Honest Initial Review of 2 Puffys: SG Grumman vs Rab Electron

    Of note: Rab is one of the only companies that always makes their female clothing to the same standard as the male version. Many otherwise good brands will do things such as make a men's puff jacket with 800 down fill, but the same jacket in women's will be 650 fill. Or, the men's hardshell...
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    Joint Stiffness and Pain

    I don't know about the exercise/weight routine, best to get a professional PT's opinion there I think. Current symptoms strongly point to changing what you're doing. Voltaren ointment was just approved for non-prescription sale by the FDA on February 14th of 2021! I am super excited by this...
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    Operation: Lighter Mountain Hunt Kit

    I went on two goat hunts in 2020, a 3-day and a 4-day. I really loved the experience, but also realized that I need to trim my kit if I want to cover more ground in the alpine. So, over the past few months I've replaced a bunch of my gear. My rule was any new gear must work as well or...
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    Lightweight Saw

    You've got my attention! Just found this thread when searching for a lighter solution than my 6oz Pocket Boy. I'll have to look up the thread on BPL, unless you've got details to add here? other things I found are the folding Opinel Saw and this Outdoor Edge Folding Saw. Anyone have...
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    What’s in your “Kill Kit”?

    I don't wear nitrile gloves, and I don't bring hand wipes (usually) because they'll just be frozen hard and unusable anyway. I pack super light weight surgeons' finger scrub brush. I can't recommend these things enough! I just scrub all the dried blood off my hands, and out from under my...
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    Rangefinder recomendations

    I've only ever owned one range finder, a Leupold RX-1200 TBR. I think the optics on it suck. The image is dark and not at all sharp. The digital read out is often hard to see, and the cross hairs obscure the target, I'm never quite sure that I'm actually ranging my target or something in the...
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    It's Time For Something Better Than Wiggy Waders

    It would probably be silly expensive, but has anyone applied dyneema to this problem? Seems that making the Wiggy’s design out of a tougher fabric could fix the issue, no? Just, they’d cost $500(?) instead of $80. But, then we might have an actual multi-day-backpack-able product....?
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    Puffy Boot Cover?

    To be clear, I only want to "walk" far enough to take a piss away from my tent. 30ft? The traction I need is just for that, and standing next to my camp stove while I boil water. I've wiped out using both crocs and down booties, because the soles are so slick. As for waterproof, I think I...
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    GLOVE RECOMMENDATIONS - WARM, WATERPROOF AND ABILITY TO WORK A TRIGGER

    It's going to be really hard to meet all your criteria. First one aside: - is your trigger guard designed for fitting thick gloves? Mine wasn't. I couldn't figure out how my wife could use such thick gloves for winter hunting, when I couldn't. Then I compared the trigger guard on her SBE3...
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    Your thoughts? UL waterproof rifle cover for packing

    sounds perfect!
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    Puffy Boot Cover?

    Hey, I'm finding lot's of your stuff today 👍. I started a thread last week~ish about looking for more snow-friendly camp boots. So, not overboots, but a stand alone thing for when I get my mountain boots off at the end of the day. I've tried various insulating socks with crocs, and three...
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